Hair curler



1, 1952 R. E. HARVUOT EI'AL 2,580,425

HAIR CURLER Filed Aug. 2. 1947 FIG, I.

INVENTORS RICHARD E. HARVUOT ANNA. J. JONES ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 1, 1952 OFFICE 1m n oUR En Brisker-d 3 He e. b neeles. and Anita J, Jone laha ngs- Cal Application August 2, 1947, Serial No. 765,728

. 4 Claim 1 This invention has to dowith hair curlers and to a method of making the same.

Hair curlers of the type which must remain in the hair unti1 the curl wound therearound has et r d i d; a h ghl uncemier eble iithe desires to recline her head upon a pillow, chair or the e We ar aware hat nume ous attempts have been made to provide a curler of this type which is sufficiently soft and yieldable to provide t e fisireli comfort. but such curlers ha e po esse va ious disadvantages. For in.- tenee. hey have too xpensive to menu: acto s. or th y have not been so t and vi .1 eo niert. or the have failed t old t.. inr orer nositien d rin mation o he c l. 9r they h ve be n relative fli ult t9 apply and QYQ 19m 11 8 hail? 1 It is therefore an object of our invention to provide a. hair curler which is so soft and yieldahie as to he Wearable withmaximum comfort nder all conditions .of wear.

It is another object of our invention to provide a hair curler of this type which may be manufactured with great economy.

A further object is to provide a hair curler of this type which is operable to efiiciently hold the hair in curl-forming position and may be easily removed from the hair when the curl has been completed. 3

Another object is to provide a hair curler of this type which is simple to use and which provides adequate ventilation to the curl to facilitate its rapid drying.

Our invention also has as an object the provision of a novel and highly efficient method of manufacturing a curler having the advantages hereinabove described.

Other objects will be apparent and understood from the following description of a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, for which purpose we shall refer to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side 'elevational view of a length of tubing-from which our curler is formed;

Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tubing of Fig. 1 in flattened position, and illustrating by broken lines the die cuts to be made in the flattened tubing;

Fig 4 is an end view of Fig. 3 as viewed on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the formed curler in open position;

Fig. 6 is an end view taken on line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the device of Fig. 5 in folded or operative position;

Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 88 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a view like Fig. 7 but showing hair wound about the device; and

Fig. 1.0 is a bottom plan view of the device of Fi 5.

Eeierring not; to the drawings, the first step in forming the device is to provide a length of freely flexible, soft, resilient tubing 5. Plastic tubines such as those made of the vinyl chlorides ptt ru ber are useful. Such a len th of tube ns in i s- 1 and len th 01 tubin .5 1S then pressed into ter-led cenilition as F s 3 and nd s b c pun h die. is t alon he lines a. 59. 5d and 5?.- Af er be n thus cut and he s er d arts r ntal ed. t e tubin al w d. s ba k late i r unded crosswise: t cs and n as sho n g. 5 mp etet urler.-

By means of the corner out along the line 5a a somewhat pointed or tapered inner end In is formed on the mandrel 15. Preferabl the material at the opposite sides of the cut 5a is pressed together and cemented or vulcanized as shown at la in Fig. 6. a

By means of the cut 5b an elongated curl-retaining member I2 is provided which is of arched or semi-circular cross-section and has a depending looped outer end l2a which is partially formed by the corner cut 5d.

The cut leaves a projection or ear l4 which is then folded into the outer end of the mandrel IS. The curved portion Ma of this car, at the point of its joinder to the outer end of the mandrel, provides an ideal fulcrum for the retaining member l2 when the latter is swung into curlclamping position (Figs. 7 and 9) as will be hereinafter described-that is, this fulcrum tends to serve as a matrix to cause the retainer to {fold snugly against the mandrel.

By the cuts 5e a plurality of transverse perforations 20 are formed in the mandrel and retainer to allow air to circulate through the mandrel and its carried curl.

To use the device the user winds a, strand of hair H about the mandrel I5 as shown in Fig. 9 and then swings the retainer I 2 into position clamping the curl against the mandrel. To anchor the retaining member in such position, the looped end |2a of the retainer is resiliently engaged over the pointed or tapered end Ill of the mandrel.

To release the curl of the looped end I20; is disengaged from the end of the mandrel and the mandrel may then be withdrawn axially from the curl by pulling on the retainer.

While we have described the preferred form in Which our invention is carried out, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the specific construction described may be modified in various respects within the broader scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A hair curler comprising a soft, resilient, tubular, curl-receiving mandrel having a tapered inner end, a soft, resilient outer end extension providing a curl retainer and a relatively short, soft, resilient outer end projection underlying said curl retainer, said retainer being adapted to be swung into position against and substantially parallel with the mandrel and terminating in va looped portion engageable over said tapered inner end of the mandrel to anchor said retainer in position clamping a curl on said mandrel, and said; projection being folded into the outer end of the mandrel to provide a fulcrum for said retainer.

2. The method of making a. soft, resilient hair curler capable of being comfortably worn in the hair, consisting of forming a length of soft, resilient tubing of a diameter defining the inner diameter of the curl to be formed, flattening the tubing and, while the tubing is in flattened condition, severing a corner portion from each' end and severing an elongated side portion from adjacent the outer end to a point spaced from the inner end a distance equal to the desired length of the curl-receiving portion, then allow the tubing to resume its normal cross-sectional shape.

3. The method of making a soft, resilient hair curler capable of being comfortably worn in the hair, consisting of forming a length of soft, resilient tubing-of a diameter defining the innerdiameter of the curl to be formed, flattening thetubing and, while the tubing is in flattened con- 4 dition. severing a corner portion from each end and severing an elongated side portion from adjacent the outer end to a point spaced from the inner end a distance equal to the desired length of the curl-receiving portion, perforating the remaining portion of the tubing, then allowing the tubing to resume its normal cross-sectional shape.

4. The method of making a soft, resilient hair curler, consisting of flattening a length of soft, resilient tubing, and, while said tubing is flattened, cutting the same to sever from} one side thereof an elongated strip extending from a point substantially medially between the ends of said length to a point adjacent an end thereof whereby to leave a curl-receiving mandrel, a, curl retainer and a looped outer end of the retainer, and then allowing the length of tubing thus cut to -resume' its normal cross-sectional shape.

' RICHARD E. HARVUOT.

ANITA J. JONES.

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